Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Which Do You Prefer?

According to the Association of American Publishers, E-books
account for 22% of the US book market and their sales continue to exceed paper
books across the market.

Many people love paper books—they love holding them,
smelling them, trailing their fingers across the spine and down the page. They
love the weight of the book in their hand.

Others love e-books. They love the anonymity of being able
to read anything they want without anyone knowing what they’re reading. They
love being able to stock their reader with as many books as they can find and
only be weighed down by the weight of the device. They love playing with the
font size and looking up words.

Will either of them completely replace the other? I doubt
it. There are benefits to both of them and in my opinion, they meet the needs
of different people. I believe they can co-exist peacefully and anything that
encourages reading is wonderful!

One benefit e-books have over paper, however, is being
environmentally friendly. In honor of Earth Day, my publisher, Rebel Ink Press,
sponsored a blog hop and I am one of the authors who chose to participate in
it. If you’re interested in checking out the many other authors, please go
here. In the meantime, I’d love to hear from you, in the comments below, which
you prefer and why—e-books or paper. Where do you see the industry going? What
do you and your friends say?

For convenience, the Kindle wins hands down. It also means I can easily download the books written by my American friends and of course get them far more cheaply than having them mailed from the USA.Having said that, the e-book revolution has been slower to take off here in the UK, which is why I still need printed copies of my own books, as my sales of book are much higher than downloads.